It is Thursday morning, and I am still working on Tuesday’s material.
Suffice it to say, Wednesday was very full, and I am trying to keep things in order.
This is a continuation, or rather, specialization of the MET experience.
My father has long had an interest in Annunciations. We have one hanging in the living room.
That is in my parents house.
Once upon a time I had explained much of the symbolism in Annunciations.
A few include: Lily = Purity, Enclosed garden = Purity, Cross = Virgin, Dove = Holy Spirit, the Virgin’s ear canted upward = the opening for conception. I don’t know what the open book means. The angel is the Archangel Gabriel.
Anyone is welcome to correct, or expand on, these explanations.
We saw lots of Annunciations, and some of them turned out better than others.
Click on a picture to get into the bigger versions
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- Ivory Diprych French, Carved 1300-1350
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- Ivory Diprych North French or Meuse Valley, 1325-1350
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- Tapestry, wool, silk and gilt metal wrapped thread South Netherlandish, 1410-1430
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- Limestone
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- Altarpiece, Limestone with paint North French or South Netherlandish 1475-1500
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- Closeup of prior Altarpiece
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- Bronze Plaque Niccolo Roccatagliata, Venice, late 16th or early 17th century
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- Oil on wood Attributed to Petrus Christus, 1444 – 1475
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- Oil on wood Hans Memling, Netherlands 1465-1494
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- Oil on wood Gerard David, Netherlandish, 1506-1523
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- Oil on wood Gerard David, Netherlandish-Oudewater, 1455-1523
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- Oil on wood Joos van Cleve, Netherlandish, 1485-1540
Next – the other Mets.
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